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you know, the bush administration and the obama administration has had significant challenges in getting compliance from the government in pakistan. i think we're still working those issues. that's the biggest strategic challenge right now. >> ifill: is this in the end, the visit, the agreement, everything, is it more substantive or symbolic? >> well, i think it is mostly symbolic. again, i would say it is useful to let afghans and neighbors know that the united states will be committed to some degree over the long run. but again the devil is in the details. we don't have the details. the administration hasn't provided the details of what the military commitment will be like over the long run. i think that in the end will be crucial. >> ifill: let me ask you about the symbolism because of course today is the one-year anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. do you doubt that there is any coincidence there? >> i actually think that they were trying to get this agreement before the nato summit in about two weeks in chicago. i actually think, yes, the symbolism is very important. it c
you know, the bush administration and the obama administration has had significant challenges in getting compliance from the government in pakistan. i think we're still working those issues. that's the biggest strategic challenge right now. >> ifill: is this in the end, the visit, the agreement, everything, is it more substantive or symbolic? >> well, i think it is mostly symbolic. again, i would say it is useful to let afghans and neighbors know that the united states will be...
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people in the obama administration thought that at the time. they were cautious because she didn't think it could get through congress. and indeed when they did propose a largest stimulus they had to cut it back to get the last three votes in the senate. so i don't think it was an easy path for the president. i don't think the republicans were prepared to give him the kind of stimulus, short term or budget deal long term that might have been better than what we had. >> well, if he had, when he proposed the stimulus package if he had said listen, we have to spend now but i understand we have to worry about the long-term debt situation, we can't scare the market. here are the things long-term, i think that say marriage that would have certainly been open. >> woodruff: i think republicans. >> 2009 was a much more fluid situation than it has become. >> i disagree based on the votes and the stimulus he gave. the stimulus was tax cuts which weren't effect any boost the economy that was an effort to get republican votes but so i'm less optimistic than
people in the obama administration thought that at the time. they were cautious because she didn't think it could get through congress. and indeed when they did propose a largest stimulus they had to cut it back to get the last three votes in the senate. so i don't think it was an easy path for the president. i don't think the republicans were prepared to give him the kind of stimulus, short term or budget deal long term that might have been better than what we had. >> well, if he had,...
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>> well, first, the embassy is part of the obama administration. i think last i heard the state department was still part of the administration. and the statement that came out of the state department was absolutely outrageous. it was sympathizing with the protesters, rather than defending american sovereignty and american values. and so the governor thought it is appropriate-- it's never too early to defend american values. what's fascinating about that is the obama administration then distanced itself from that statement. i believe after governor romney issued his statement. and i will say that-- i know ambassador patterson very, very well-- >> woodruff: this is the ambassador to egypt. >> but you don't send those statements out without clearing them with the white house. that was a statement. it was an outrageous statement, and the governor said what should have been said, and interestingly enough, the white houseots own also separated itself from that statement later on. >> woodruff: your spoint that the embassy statement was sympathizing with
>> well, first, the embassy is part of the obama administration. i think last i heard the state department was still part of the administration. and the statement that came out of the state department was absolutely outrageous. it was sympathizing with the protesters, rather than defending american sovereignty and american values. and so the governor thought it is appropriate-- it's never too early to defend american values. what's fascinating about that is the obama administration then...
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. >> suarez: now to the continuing fallout over the obama administration's recent decision on covering contraceptives. leaders in the catholic community are pushing back hard against a new mandate that requires coverage of those benefits under the health reform law. newshour health correspondent betty ann bowser reports on the battle lines from both sides. ♪ >> reporter: holy ghost catholic church in downtown done ver is a popular parish with a chief mission of serving the poor. yesterday the focus was not on charity. it was on a new federal regulation regarding health insurance. from the pulpit, father michael warren had strong words. >> the president of the united states who has recently made a decision to impose upon catholic institutions-- hospitals, schools, charities-- that they must provide for their employees coverage for contraception, coverage for sterilization, coverage for drugs that would induce abortion. without choice. this is in direct contradiction to our gospel values. >> reporter: when he finished his homily the congregation broke out in wild applause. ( applause )
. >> suarez: now to the continuing fallout over the obama administration's recent decision on covering contraceptives. leaders in the catholic community are pushing back hard against a new mandate that requires coverage of those benefits under the health reform law. newshour health correspondent betty ann bowser reports on the battle lines from both sides. ♪ >> reporter: holy ghost catholic church in downtown done ver is a popular parish with a chief mission of serving the poor....
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. >> brown: then we update the political firestorm over the obama administration ruling requiring insurance plans to cover birth control. >> suarez: we examine europe's debt crisis from the perspective of two very different nations from greece, which has agreed to make deep austerity cuts. >> brown: and from germany, where margaret warner reports on the debate over bailing out other troubled countries. >> no one is happy about those little stories about greece, how they are doing, that they are not paying their taxes, that they a little bit corrupt but >> suarez: and judy woodruff talks with author rachel simon about her novel, a love story told through the eyes of two people with disabilities. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and
. >> brown: then we update the political firestorm over the obama administration ruling requiring insurance plans to cover birth control. >> suarez: we examine europe's debt crisis from the perspective of two very different nations from greece, which has agreed to make deep austerity cuts. >> brown: and from germany, where margaret warner reports on the debate over bailing out other troubled countries. >> no one is happy about those little stories about greece, how they...
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the obama administration took up their suggestion on that and made that law. well, what happened, where they ran into conflict, was the catholic church said, wait a minute. not only do we not want to provide contraception without a copayment, we don't want to have it in our plans in the first place. our problem with this requirement is you're forcing us to provide birth control when historically we haven't and we didn't want to. >> ifill: but they came up... they came up with a middle ground which is you don't have to provide it directly. as long as the institutes don't provide it directly, they would be safe. >> exactly. it's a very carefully threaded needle. the way they structured the compromise is that the employers, these catholic employers -- colleges, catholic hospitals, catholic charities -- they would still be required to provide the coverage to their employees. they would still get the benefit. but the compromise was that the employer wouldn't have to directly pay for it. they would funnel the payment through the insurance company. now it's kind of a
the obama administration took up their suggestion on that and made that law. well, what happened, where they ran into conflict, was the catholic church said, wait a minute. not only do we not want to provide contraception without a copayment, we don't want to have it in our plans in the first place. our problem with this requirement is you're forcing us to provide birth control when historically we haven't and we didn't want to. >> ifill: but they came up... they came up with a middle...
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how would a second obama administration be different. and i think that's a real problem that has to be addressed in charlotte. as far as, and in addition to that, i think the case that the president has made against mitt romney has been just relentlessly negative. and rather than which is companion to that first point. and i think mitt romney, he's not a great speaker. we get very few transformational speeches at conventions. gerald ford gave one in 1976 when he unexpectedly just electrified a crowd in kansas city and jumped in the polls and kind of started his comeback against jimmy carter with the remarks that you were the people who obeyed the laws. you were the people who go to work every day and make america work. it kind of gave a new gerald ford, bill clinton did the same. ordinarily it doesn't happen and mitt romney didn't do t quite honestly. >> woodruff: how much does that matter, if he didn't. >> well, he didn't do that. but he did-- i think it's hard to portray him as an unfeeling, corporate rich guy. he had a sort of richie
how would a second obama administration be different. and i think that's a real problem that has to be addressed in charlotte. as far as, and in addition to that, i think the case that the president has made against mitt romney has been just relentlessly negative. and rather than which is companion to that first point. and i think mitt romney, he's not a great speaker. we get very few transformational speeches at conventions. gerald ford gave one in 1976 when he unexpectedly just electrified a...
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i think it's a defeat for the obama administration. for over two-and-a-half years, the administration and every supporter of the obama care has been justifying the individual mandate on the basis of a commerce clause and the necessary and proper clause in a way that essentially devalues the constitutional architecture in this country. five justices, jeff, five justices have said that is not correct. the taxing power argument which i'm not very happy. even of those people like professor tribe who have said that the mandate is supported by the taxing power have never said it's supported by the taxing power alone. the very shift that the administration... ship that the administration has been sailing has sunk. seven justices, including justice kagan and justice breyer have said the other center piece of obama care, the forced medicare restructuring that imposed tremendous burden on my 26 states isn't constitutional. that is a stunning victory. the fact that the mandate still stands is unfortunate. it does not detract. >> brown: professor
i think it's a defeat for the obama administration. for over two-and-a-half years, the administration and every supporter of the obama care has been justifying the individual mandate on the basis of a commerce clause and the necessary and proper clause in a way that essentially devalues the constitutional architecture in this country. five justices, jeff, five justices have said that is not correct. the taxing power argument which i'm not very happy. even of those people like professor tribe...
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the bush and obama administrations both created programs to stem foreclosures, but they have come up short. one program designed to help four million homeowners refinance has led to just about 900,000 permanent loan modifications so far. president obama acknowledged the shortcomings in february. >> i'll be honest-- the programs that we put forward haven't worked at the scale that we hoped. too many families haven't been able to take advantage of the low rates, because falling prices lock them out of the market. they were underwater, made it more difficult for them to refinance. >> woodruff: the republican presidential nominee-apparent, mitt romney, has dismissed the idea of a separate plan to fix housing. >> there's an effort on the part of people in washington to think somehow they know better than markets how to rebalance america's economy. the right course is to let markets work, and in order to get markets to work and to help people, the best we can do is to get the economy going. >> woodruff: meanwhile, a new wave of foreclosures is building. in february, about half of the 50 st
the bush and obama administrations both created programs to stem foreclosures, but they have come up short. one program designed to help four million homeowners refinance has led to just about 900,000 permanent loan modifications so far. president obama acknowledged the shortcomings in february. >> i'll be honest-- the programs that we put forward haven't worked at the scale that we hoped. too many families haven't been able to take advantage of the low rates, because falling prices lock...
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he said the obama administration's policy has been shameful. online, it's science thursday. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: we look at the science of storytelling with author jonathan gottschall. his new book, "the storytelling animal," examines why telling stories is as natural to humans as breathing. patchwork nation looks at the new challenges facing the obama campaign to bring the college students, who supported him in 2008, on board this year. and we report on governor scott walker's meeting with reporters in washington today. find out what advice the wisconsin republican had for mitt romney. those stories are all on the rundown and there's much more on our website: newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and michael gerson, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and env
he said the obama administration's policy has been shameful. online, it's science thursday. hari sreenivasan has the details. >> sreenivasan: we look at the science of storytelling with author jonathan gottschall. his new book, "the storytelling animal," examines why telling stories is as natural to humans as breathing. patchwork nation looks at the new challenges facing the obama campaign to bring the college students, who supported him in 2008, on board this year. and we...
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while critics question the official accounting, the obama administration says $366 billion, or 88% of the total, has been recovered. republican presidential nominee mitt romney has said he supported the rescue of financial institutions. but the former governor has criticized the auto bailouts, as he did recently in this tv ad that aired in ohio. >> in 2009, under the obama administration's bailout of general motors, ohio dealerships were forced to close. >> it was like the dream that we worked for, that we worked so hard for, was gone. >> i'm mitt romney and i approve this message >> suarez: as for lehman brothers, four years later, it is still selling off assets to pay back creditors. we get two views about the rescues and the state of the financial system. michael barr worked on many of these bailouts when he was assistant secretary of the treasury in 2009 and 2010. he's a professor at the university of michigan school of law. and dennis kelleher is the president of better markets, a non-profit organization pushing for tougher financial regulation and transparency. >> the u.s. gover
while critics question the official accounting, the obama administration says $366 billion, or 88% of the total, has been recovered. republican presidential nominee mitt romney has said he supported the rescue of financial institutions. but the former governor has criticized the auto bailouts, as he did recently in this tv ad that aired in ohio. >> in 2009, under the obama administration's bailout of general motors, ohio dealerships were forced to close. >> it was like the dream...
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basically they sensed that initial period in the early weeks, months of the obama administration. there has been no real progress on israeli-palestinian peace. i think zbigniew is correct that that has been a big problem for the united states. >> brown: but do you hear, mr. brzezinski, do you hear an alternative from the romney-ryan campaign? do you hear anybody talking about something that suggests kind of coherent policy? >> i'm afraid i have to say quite bluntly that so far the discussion of foreign policy has been a rather primitive level. i hope it will be much better in this debate. certainly the president knows the issues well. i hope the governor also knows those issues well. i hope they discuss them seriously but certainly not in terms of slogans about responsibility for this or for that but rather in terms of what is actually at work today in the middle east. we're facing an explosive situation throughout the entire region. those who are pushing the united states to plunge into it either by becoming military engaged in syria or by striking at iran are in effect advocatin
basically they sensed that initial period in the early weeks, months of the obama administration. there has been no real progress on israeli-palestinian peace. i think zbigniew is correct that that has been a big problem for the united states. >> brown: but do you hear, mr. brzezinski, do you hear an alternative from the romney-ryan campaign? do you hear anybody talking about something that suggests kind of coherent policy? >> i'm afraid i have to say quite bluntly that so far the...
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>> the obama a mrgs has done much more on the iranian issue than the bush administration. it has opened a very intimate, close beings i would say unprecedented intelligence cooperation with israel. the two sides join in operations in iran, in sharing every bit of intelligence. the obama administration has issued a much more financial support to the israeli defense. different project. and also just recently in a few visits of american officials and the military (no audio) in israel has shared the military plans on iran. the administration wanting to show israel that there are contingency plans in case the president gives the order that the united states is ready to launch a strike. of course, the israeli counter question was, okay, when would that happen? if iran does not submit to any of the international demand, will you strike? at that point the american administration in all the talks, high-ranking officials have declined on giving any sort of specific promise. >> warner: how does the u.s. election calendar play into prime minister netanyahu's calculations here? >> well
>> the obama a mrgs has done much more on the iranian issue than the bush administration. it has opened a very intimate, close beings i would say unprecedented intelligence cooperation with israel. the two sides join in operations in iran, in sharing every bit of intelligence. the obama administration has issued a much more financial support to the israeli defense. different project. and also just recently in a few visits of american officials and the military (no audio) in israel has...
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administration and the condition of the country. i mean, we've had unemployment above 8% for longer than the great depression and the president doesn't want to talk about his policies and so they're launching these attacks on private equity and free enterprise and they're misleading and, of course, that's what a number of democrats have been saying in the last few days. >> pelley: quickly, senator talent, what is it that's false about what the ads say? >> well, first of all, one ad attacked governor romney for the closure of a steel plant that occurred two years after he left bain capital. broadly speaking, firms that invest in distressed companies can't save them all. doctors can't save all their patients, but on balance bain under governor romney created well over 100,000 jobs, which is certainly more than has been created in the obama administration because we're down over 500,000 over the last three and a half years. >> woodruff: governor strickland how do you respond to that? >> i say to my friend jim talent those are good talk
administration and the condition of the country. i mean, we've had unemployment above 8% for longer than the great depression and the president doesn't want to talk about his policies and so they're launching these attacks on private equity and free enterprise and they're misleading and, of course, that's what a number of democrats have been saying in the last few days. >> pelley: quickly, senator talent, what is it that's false about what the ads say? >> well, first of all, one ad...
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i think the obama administration and campaign has demeaned itself with a series of falsehoods. they released this ad which had a series of falsehoods. one was that the steel company gst was a healthy company until bain took over which the ad suggests, completely untrue. the second, that romney was part of throwing people out on 9 street when they finally did have to close this failing can. he was long gone from bain. and then finally, that these private equity companies load debt on to businesses, there is a study reported in my newspaper there is no more debt, no more default in these companies than in other comparable companies. so it's a whole series of things which were untrue which make obama seem much more like a conventional politician. >> woodruff: so romney is not hurt by this line of attack? >> in a sense david is right. they are both hurt. i think one of the reasons we're talking about bain for a second week in a row is that we had the experience on sunday of obama's target, new york mayor cory booker who said that he found it nauseating that these attacks were comin
i think the obama administration and campaign has demeaned itself with a series of falsehoods. they released this ad which had a series of falsehoods. one was that the steel company gst was a healthy company until bain took over which the ad suggests, completely untrue. the second, that romney was part of throwing people out on 9 street when they finally did have to close this failing can. he was long gone from bain. and then finally, that these private equity companies load debt on to...
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. >> sreenivasan: the obama administration has pressed for the u.n. security council to demand an end to the violence in syria. so far, russia and china have blocked action. military officials reported at least 107 soldiers died in heavy fighting in the south over the weekend. they said more than 30 al qaeda fighters were killed as well. on sunday, the militants attacked army bases in abyan province. they seized weapons and turned them on government troops. the raids appeared to be aimed at a pledge by yemen's new president to fight the terror network. gunmen in western iraq killed 25 police today, in coordinated pre-dawn attacks. officials said the attackers wore military uniforms and used fake arrest warrants for police officials before killing them. they hit several sites in the former militant stronghold of haditha, and raised the al qaeda battle flag after one of the raids. emergency teams in the republic of congo struggled today to contain fires in the capital, brazzaville. the fires broke out sunday after an arms depot blew up, killing at least
. >> sreenivasan: the obama administration has pressed for the u.n. security council to demand an end to the violence in syria. so far, russia and china have blocked action. military officials reported at least 107 soldiers died in heavy fighting in the south over the weekend. they said more than 30 al qaeda fighters were killed as well. on sunday, the militants attacked army bases in abyan province. they seized weapons and turned them on government troops. the raids appeared to be aimed...
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before they turned 16 illegally- - and after an obama administration ruling this past summer, no longer face deportation provided they register with the federal government. >> i'm not going to be rounding people up and deporting them from the country. we're going to put in place a permanent solution. and unlike the president, when i'm president, i will actually do what i promise. i will put in place an immigration reform plan that solves this issue. >> suarez: and mr. obama says, despite the dream act changes, immigration is one of the greatest failures of his first term. >> and so i am happy to take responsibility for the fact that we didn't get it done. what i promised was that i would work every single day as hard as i can to make sure that everybody in the country, would have a fair shot at the american dream. and i have... that promise, i kept. >> suarez: latino voters are, by definition, citizens of the united states. yet, segura says, immigration remains an enduring front-burner issue, even as foreclosures and unemployment in latino families spiked, and by one estimate, the commu
before they turned 16 illegally- - and after an obama administration ruling this past summer, no longer face deportation provided they register with the federal government. >> i'm not going to be rounding people up and deporting them from the country. we're going to put in place a permanent solution. and unlike the president, when i'm president, i will actually do what i promise. i will put in place an immigration reform plan that solves this issue. >> suarez: and mr. obama says,...
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obama administration officials say the new longer timeframe will expand the center's ability to analyze data and identify terrorist threats. the announcement said changes do not give the government any new powers for collecting information. left unclear is the kinds of information on americans being collected, retained, and analyzed now, and how widely commercial data-- like travel records, credit card transactions, and phone calls-- is involved. the updates, the announcement said, were spurred by reviews of the failure to identify clues that might have anticipated the november 2009 fort hood shooting and the failed terrorist attack by the so-called "underwear bomber." for more on this expansion, we turn to michael leiter, the first director of the national counter-terrorism center under presidents george w. bush and obama. he's now with a private technology firm, and is also an analyst for nbc news. and james bamford, who's written extensively about intelligence matters and agencies. his most recent book is "the shadow factory: the ultra-secret nsa from 9/11 to the eavesdropping on ame
obama administration officials say the new longer timeframe will expand the center's ability to analyze data and identify terrorist threats. the announcement said changes do not give the government any new powers for collecting information. left unclear is the kinds of information on americans being collected, retained, and analyzed now, and how widely commercial data-- like travel records, credit card transactions, and phone calls-- is involved. the updates, the announcement said, were spurred...
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the obama administration unveiled new standards today for companies that drill for natural gas on public lands. the companies will be required to disclose chemicals used in their hydraulic fracturing operations. the process, known as "fracking," involves injecting water, sand and chemicals underground to break up rock holding oil and gas. interior secretary ken salazar said the new rules would allow for expanded drilling while protecting public health. industry groups contend the process is already regulated by the states. defense secretary leon panetta reminded american troops today to live up to the strict standards of the u.s. military. his remarks follow a series of incidents involving u.s. forces that include the massacre of 17 afghan civilians, and images of marines urinating on dead insurgents. panetta told soldiers at fort benning, georgia, such misconduct could have harmful consequences. >> those headlines impact the mission that we're engaged in. they can put your fellow service members at risk. it can hurt morale, they can damage our standing in the world. and they can cost li
the obama administration unveiled new standards today for companies that drill for natural gas on public lands. the companies will be required to disclose chemicals used in their hydraulic fracturing operations. the process, known as "fracking," involves injecting water, sand and chemicals underground to break up rock holding oil and gas. interior secretary ken salazar said the new rules would allow for expanded drilling while protecting public health. industry groups contend the...
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she also serves as undersecretary of defense for policy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we didn't hear many details. so let me just ask you about a couple of different places in the world. what about when it comes to iran. what exactly governor romney be doing differently right now? >> well, this is the criticism that the obama campaign has leveled at the romney campaign for not being detailed and specific enough. when it comes to iran, the president hasn't laid out a red line that he said clearly he would enforce. when asked to be precise about what it means for iran not to possess a nuclear weapon, the articulation of the red line, he's been vague and says he doesn
she also serves as undersecretary of defense for policy in the obama administration. and peter feaver served on the national security council staff during the george w. bush administration. he's now a professor of political science and public policy at duke university. we thank you both for being with us. peter feaver, to you first. we heard governor romney today criticize the president broadly for not rejecting strongly enough america's influence in the world. yet when it came to specifics, we...
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the obama administration has pressured china from the start on currency values. they are now close to the market rate. but the issue is two-fold: one, currency value is not, by any means, the biggest issue in u.s./china trade relations. so it diverts attention from the big issues. and secondly, to brand them a manipulator, would be to single them out in a way that would start off the next administration on a very bad foot and risk a trade war. >> reporter: when it comes to getting tough, talking tough, getting tough, whether it is currency or on other trade issues, what is the best approach. what has been the most effective? you heard the president talk about a tariff on tires. china pushed back. and there was an argument prices for u.s. consumers goes up when we do that. what is the most effective way to be tough? >> i think the best thing we can do, at least the first thing we should do is enforce our own law. because if we don't do that, it sends a signal to china. of course, i agree with ken, there are a lot of more important things we need to talk to china a
the obama administration has pressured china from the start on currency values. they are now close to the market rate. but the issue is two-fold: one, currency value is not, by any means, the biggest issue in u.s./china trade relations. so it diverts attention from the big issues. and secondly, to brand them a manipulator, would be to single them out in a way that would start off the next administration on a very bad foot and risk a trade war. >> reporter: when it comes to getting tough,...
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the obama administration will ban new mining claims around the grand canyon for 20 years. the ban applies to one million acres of public land in an area rich in high-grade uranium ore. interior secretary ken salazar said uranium is still key to the nation's energy strategy, but the grand canyon has to be protected as a national treasure. he said the ban would not affect more than 3,000 existing mining claims. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: we turn to the republican presidential campaign now, as voters in new hampshire prepare to cast primary ballots. >> this is mitt romney calling. >> woodruff: the frontrunner spent part of his primary eve phoning new hampshire voters and part of it doing damage control. the former massachusetts governor touched off a tempest at a chamber of commerce breakfast in nashua. he was arguing that health care consumers should be able to change insurers the way employers lay off workers when he said this. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. you know, if someone doesn't give m
the obama administration will ban new mining claims around the grand canyon for 20 years. the ban applies to one million acres of public land in an area rich in high-grade uranium ore. interior secretary ken salazar said uranium is still key to the nation's energy strategy, but the grand canyon has to be protected as a national treasure. he said the ban would not affect more than 3,000 existing mining claims. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: we...
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so the obama administration looks tough on banks. they're more than likely looking at what the company knew when they knew it and whether or not there's anything they're covering up right now. >> woodruff: dawn, you had something about a conference call that jamie dimon held with investors back in mid april. >> oh, yeah. jamie dimon on his analyst calls-- i've been covering the company about two nears years now-- on his calls he almost always cracks jokes and asks a stupid question. he always goes off on government regulation. in this that call in mid april when dimon says he didn't know how bad the trade was or didn't know that there was a problem was asked about it, he was uncharacteristically, you know, calm and quiet. he stuck to what seemed like kind of a scripted format. he was very, you know, he just wasn't himself. he wasn't himself on that call in mid april. that's after, shortly after everyone started reporting, you know, that particular division had a big problem. so, that came... those stories came on april 5. we wrote a
so the obama administration looks tough on banks. they're more than likely looking at what the company knew when they knew it and whether or not there's anything they're covering up right now. >> woodruff: dawn, you had something about a conference call that jamie dimon held with investors back in mid april. >> oh, yeah. jamie dimon on his analyst calls-- i've been covering the company about two nears years now-- on his calls he almost always cracks jokes and asks a stupid question....
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he served in the obama administration's state department focusing on afghanistan and pakistan. vali nasr, i'll start with you. a good and important step. what do you make of this, both the apology and the reopening of the truck routes? >> i think it's a very good and important step largely because these two countries need one another. pakistan is very fragile and unstable and the united states needs pakistan in the war on terror for finishing off the war in afghanistan and the stability of pakistan matters to us greatly. the way in which this relationship was unraveling was going to put at jeopardy america's larger interest in the region. unfortunately we had gotten ourselves into a position where this issue had become a stumbling block to moving forward. it's very good that it's remov removed. >> brown: general keane, what do you think? the stumbling block removed? why did this become such a stumbling block? >> first of all i agree. it's obviously a step in the right direction. we use to use our main supply route. although the other supply route was being used very effectively
he served in the obama administration's state department focusing on afghanistan and pakistan. vali nasr, i'll start with you. a good and important step. what do you make of this, both the apology and the reopening of the truck routes? >> i think it's a very good and important step largely because these two countries need one another. pakistan is very fragile and unstable and the united states needs pakistan in the war on terror for finishing off the war in afghanistan and the stability...
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and this is something which the obama administration has never been prepared to face. i seriously doubt they're prepared to face it while the president's running for reelection. >> suarez: ray takeyh, you noted that this has long been a part of iran's strategy. but making the overture now, when sanctions are really starting to bite, and today, we get the announcement of this further refinement of the economic isolation of iran. does it show in a way sanctions work? they're trying to find a way out of the corner they're in. >> the level of economic pressure that is come coming to iran is unprecedented and we're on the front end with the prohibition on the central bank transactions that are coming. the european states are no longer buying iranian oil as of july 1, the basic collapse of the value of the iranian economy. to some extent, the timing of this can be seen as dictated by sanctions. the sanctions may get iran to the table, but the iranian intransigence on the issue of enrichment, we may not get to agreement but the sanctions in my opinion had an effect on the tim
and this is something which the obama administration has never been prepared to face. i seriously doubt they're prepared to face it while the president's running for reelection. >> suarez: ray takeyh, you noted that this has long been a part of iran's strategy. but making the overture now, when sanctions are really starting to bite, and today, we get the announcement of this further refinement of the economic isolation of iran. does it show in a way sanctions work? they're trying to find...
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administration's efforts to try to get on a firmer, calmer track with china? >> of course right now we're trying to both sides working to restore trust in one another. but i can tell you from my own experience in government, that the best way to restore trust is for china to be moving in the right direction politically. it makes a huge, huge difference. and if china hunkers down and tightens up as a result of these two political shocks it's had lately, then it's going to be a very rocky road ahead for relations with the united states. >> ifill: susan shirk in san diego and sasha dpong from voice of america, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> brown: still to come on the newshour, tech companies avoiding a big tax bite; wisconsin's recall election; the state of al qaeda after bin laden; and art made from combat uniforms. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: more than 100 people were killed today in a ferry disaster in northeastern india. police said 150 others were rescued or swam to safety. up to 100 more were m
administration's efforts to try to get on a firmer, calmer track with china? >> of course right now we're trying to both sides working to restore trust in one another. but i can tell you from my own experience in government, that the best way to restore trust is for china to be moving in the right direction politically. it makes a huge, huge difference. and if china hunkers down and tightens up as a result of these two political shocks it's had lately, then it's going to be a very rocky...
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administration for having sympathized with the attackers or apologized. what was the reaction in the social media sphere? >> on twitter the event itself with the hashtag "libya" which categorize it is event itself, there were 26,000 tweets within 24 hours. now to mitt romney specifically they had the hashtag "romney fail" "romney shambles" "unfit mitt" and there were negative tweets as well. >> to give you the flavor, margaret, chris rock tweeted "i'll give mitt romney credit for this, he lost the election before he got out of bed this morning." and conservatives retweeted this line "just remember, obama condemned romney before he condemned the terrorists." that's not chronologically accurate but it's been bouncing around. >> warner: so you're saying the conservative social media pushed back on this one? >> yes, very much so. and the campaign itself, there were no facebook post bus on mitt romney's blog he put a two-sentence statement condemning the obama administration administration for its response saying that it was disgraceful for what he had done. t
administration for having sympathized with the attackers or apologized. what was the reaction in the social media sphere? >> on twitter the event itself with the hashtag "libya" which categorize it is event itself, there were 26,000 tweets within 24 hours. now to mitt romney specifically they had the hashtag "romney fail" "romney shambles" "unfit mitt" and there were negative tweets as well. >> to give you the flavor, margaret, chris rock...
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>> reporter: he says the obama administration is pushing gay rights now to court the gay vote in the u.s. election. we tried to talk to u.s. officials for this report. but our request to interview the ambassador or any other spokesperson for the u.s. embassy in uganda was turned down. it's an indication of how delicate the issue of gay rights is here in uganda. meanwhile the anti-gay legislation is working its way through a lengthy hearing process. among those paying close attention is the robert f. kennedy center for human rights and justice. last year, it awarded its annual prize to frank mugisha. >> robert kennedy would have been amazed by your work, frank. >> reporter: it's the first time the prize has ever been awarded to a gay rights campaigner. mugisha says the award and the notoriety are a mixed blessing. it bestows international legitimacy and may allow him access to policymakers. still, with emotions running high, mugisha lives in almost constant fear for his physical safety >> i'm not scared of the government. i keep saying that. if the government really wanted to harm me
>> reporter: he says the obama administration is pushing gay rights now to court the gay vote in the u.s. election. we tried to talk to u.s. officials for this report. but our request to interview the ambassador or any other spokesperson for the u.s. embassy in uganda was turned down. it's an indication of how delicate the issue of gay rights is here in uganda. meanwhile the anti-gay legislation is working its way through a lengthy hearing process. among those paying close attention is...
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what the obama administration has done is taken these and said they're gone, either out of picture, they no longer have any meaning in law and we'll replace them with something else. but you should trust us we're not planning to alter program. their action was completely illegal and it violates and wipes out the entire core of reform. >> woodruff: peter edelman, as i understand it the white house is saying that is not what they've done. explain why what mr. rector is saying isn't correct if you believe it's not. >> it is not correct what going on is pure politics. election year politics. this guidance from h.h.s. says over and over again that his aim is to improve employment outcomes on reading from it for needy families. it's to get more flexibility so there that it can make it easier to get people off of tanf instead of having work requirements in specific conditions... situations where there's a waiver and supersurprised by the federal government. >> pelley: in other words giving... as i understand it it's giving states more flexibility to figure out ways to get people to work. >> it'
what the obama administration has done is taken these and said they're gone, either out of picture, they no longer have any meaning in law and we'll replace them with something else. but you should trust us we're not planning to alter program. their action was completely illegal and it violates and wipes out the entire core of reform. >> woodruff: peter edelman, as i understand it the white house is saying that is not what they've done. explain why what mr. rector is saying isn't correct...
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it was $1.89 when barack obama was sworn in. >> woodruff: obama administration officials cite an array of causes, including iran's decision to cut off oil exports to france and britain; and with improving economies, growing investor speculation on the surging price of petroleum. white house press secretary jay carney summed up the situation at a briefing today. >> there are no magic solutions to rising oil prices and the pain that americans feel at the pump. this is... the fact is, the president is very aware that the... of the impact the global price of oil has on families. the fact is that american oil production is at it's highest now than it has been in eight years. moreover, and this goes to our actions, over the past three years, we've opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration. >> woodruff: for now, prices are expected to keep rising, with the average topping $4 a gallon again this spring. for more about what's behind the run-up in oil prices and the political implications, i'm joined now by: john kilduff, an oil analyst and founding partner at the new york-based h
it was $1.89 when barack obama was sworn in. >> woodruff: obama administration officials cite an array of causes, including iran's decision to cut off oil exports to france and britain; and with improving economies, growing investor speculation on the surging price of petroleum. white house press secretary jay carney summed up the situation at a briefing today. >> there are no magic solutions to rising oil prices and the pain that americans feel at the pump. this is... the fact is,...
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separate tax cut packages for the middle class enacted under both the bush and obama administrations are also set to expire at year's end. all of which leads americans with one eye on a december 31 deadline and another midnight tonight. income taxes for 2011 are due two days later than usual since the 15th fell on a sunday and the 16th was a holiday in the district of columbia. online the link online, the link between death and taxes. a new study shows drivers are at greater risk of fatal car accidents on tax day. plus, we have resources for late filers. >> brown: and coming up, we'll examine the challenges of getting real reform of the tax code; plus, the murder trial in norway; the dropout problem in las vegas; the shuttle "discovery's" last trip; and the a.p.'s award for investigative reporting. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: congress vented more outrage and heard more details today involving wasteful spending at the general services administration. witnesses at the second of four hearings this week included robert peck, who's now be
separate tax cut packages for the middle class enacted under both the bush and obama administrations are also set to expire at year's end. all of which leads americans with one eye on a december 31 deadline and another midnight tonight. income taxes for 2011 are due two days later than usual since the 15th fell on a sunday and the 16th was a holiday in the district of columbia. online the link online, the link between death and taxes. a new study shows drivers are at greater risk of fatal car...
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we've seen an enormous regulatory expansion in the four years of the obama administration. republicans are interested in rolling that back and making it far more benign to the average business. >> reporter: isn't deregulation, lack of regulation, what caused or helped precipitate the crash of '08 to begin with? >> much like the crash of 2008, where there was some under- regulation but also some over- regulation. we forced fannie mae and freddie mac to issue mortgages to people who couldn't afford them. >> reporter: folks argue over fannie and freddie's role in the crash. but a crash there was, and the housing market is only now stabilizing in tampa. the president's efforts didn't exactly right the ship, says broker ken harrelon, who calls himself "doctor real estate." >> the home loan modification program was a disaster. >> reporter: and you're still suffering from that here in tampa? >> current homeowners that can't modify would be suffering. they're either selling on a short sale or being forced into a foreclosure situation. >> reporter: so the critical policy, says holtz
we've seen an enormous regulatory expansion in the four years of the obama administration. republicans are interested in rolling that back and making it far more benign to the average business. >> reporter: isn't deregulation, lack of regulation, what caused or helped precipitate the crash of '08 to begin with? >> much like the crash of 2008, where there was some under- regulation but also some over- regulation. we forced fannie mae and freddie mac to issue mortgages to people who...
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. >> reporter: this woman was a health policy advisor for the obama administration. now as president of the center for american progress, she is trying to persuade people the affordable care act will benefit many americans. but, she says, it's a hard sell. because the white house had to make significant compromises to get the law passed and still managed to get only one republican vote. >> it has become a very polarizing issue, in part because of the way the legislation was passed and the procedural challenges. sausage making in congress is never pretty. that was particularly unpretty particularly unattractive sausage making, the process of the affordable care act. >> reporter: more than 150 from the general public had an opportunity to hear the arguments today. the lines are already forming again for tomorrow. >> ifill: for a closer look at what's going on with the impact of the law >> ifill: for a closer look at what's going on with the impact of the law, and at what happened inside the courtroom today, we're joined by the team covering the arguments for us this we
. >> reporter: this woman was a health policy advisor for the obama administration. now as president of the center for american progress, she is trying to persuade people the affordable care act will benefit many americans. but, she says, it's a hard sell. because the white house had to make significant compromises to get the law passed and still managed to get only one republican vote. >> it has become a very polarizing issue, in part because of the way the legislation was passed...
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the obama administration launched the program in the spring of 2009. it requires lenders to work with distressed homeowners to bring their mortgage payments down to one third of their income. >> i almost going to lose my house. thanks to the president with that program to help the homeowner, you know, the underwater houses, i saved my... i'm happy. >> suarez: albert, you give president obama credit for saving your house? >> of course. of course i give the credit. if it was not for him, i lost the house. >> suarez: he say that's just one of the reasons he plans to vote for mr. obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still
the obama administration launched the program in the spring of 2009. it requires lenders to work with distressed homeowners to bring their mortgage payments down to one third of their income. >> i almost going to lose my house. thanks to the president with that program to help the homeowner, you know, the underwater houses, i saved my... i'm happy. >> suarez: albert, you give president obama credit for saving your house? >> of course. of course i give the credit. if it was not...
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the obama administration had wanted to try him in federal criminal court in new york city, but dropped the idea in the face of strong opposition. congress has since barred moving any of the detainees to the u.s. mainland for trial. that in turn has effectively prevented any attempt to close the prison once and for all. in the meantime, there's a renewed focus on the broader question of how to handle terror suspects. a provision in the recently passed national defense authorization bill requires the military to take custody of foreign terror suspects linked to al-qaida, unless the president specifically rules they should be held by civilian authorities. it also allows indefinite military detention without the right to trial. but the interpretation of both provisions remains in dispute. the bill was debated in the house last month. >> congress has not tried to curtail civil liberties like well, here we are today trying to return to an era of arbitrary justice, witch-hunts and fear- mongering. while this measure includes an exemption for united states citizens, it doesn't protect them fro
the obama administration had wanted to try him in federal criminal court in new york city, but dropped the idea in the face of strong opposition. congress has since barred moving any of the detainees to the u.s. mainland for trial. that in turn has effectively prevented any attempt to close the prison once and for all. in the meantime, there's a renewed focus on the broader question of how to handle terror suspects. a provision in the recently passed national defense authorization bill requires...
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wees conflating the sequestration cuts with savings over ten years that the obama administration put into last year's budget. those were savings based on projected budge hes. they didn't cut the level of the budget. the cut is when the number goes down. the second thing that he said is that this would take our 285-ship navy down to the low 200s. now again we don't have planning on what these cuts would mean. nobody is really shore exactly where the cuts would come. a document mandated by congress in the sequestration transparency act forcedded the administration to outline cuts. what they did was they eliminated a flat percentage from all the accounts. which doesn't lead us to any conclusions about how many ships or how many plans or how many missiles or how many soldiers would suffer. it all remains to be seen. >> there have been economic analysis by folks outside and academics who have said that these cuts could lead to the loss of a million jobs on the defense side alone and maybe another million on the other side of sequestration which we haven't talked about much which is on the
wees conflating the sequestration cuts with savings over ten years that the obama administration put into last year's budget. those were savings based on projected budge hes. they didn't cut the level of the budget. the cut is when the number goes down. the second thing that he said is that this would take our 285-ship navy down to the low 200s. now again we don't have planning on what these cuts would mean. nobody is really shore exactly where the cuts would come. a document mandated by...
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sent out a peres press release and the obama administration used the hashtag "forward." the republican national convention said we are going forward to $1.9 trillion in higher taxes. we are going forward to $491 billion in higher taxes for obamacare and we are going forward to deficits over one trillion dollars. >> so you can't patent this, you can't control it, somebody can take it, flip it, kind of a political jujitsu and use it against the message you intended. >>. >> suarez: so in you look for hashtag forward you'll get a bunch of republican and democratic messages under that rubric, sgligt that's correct. >> now are any of these working? in the drive to make them sticky are there any hashtag slogans that have caught on and are doing well? >> take a look at another one we have for you. senator barbara boxer created this hashtag called "war on women" and this is one that did take off. war on women, she said, is it an imaginary war on women when the house g.o.p. holds a panel on women's health and no women are invited to testify? or another one she sent out into the tw
sent out a peres press release and the obama administration used the hashtag "forward." the republican national convention said we are going forward to $1.9 trillion in higher taxes. we are going forward to $491 billion in higher taxes for obamacare and we are going forward to deficits over one trillion dollars. >> so you can't patent this, you can't control it, somebody can take it, flip it, kind of a political jujitsu and use it against the message you intended. >>....
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administration for some kind of agreement on this. and i think that's yet to be seen in this upcoming legislative session. >> ifill: so i wonder if people aren't waiting until after the election to see what happens, if romney is elected obviously there may be a different outcome. >> i think that's right, gwen. that's especially true of governor sandoval and some of the democrats in our legislature which also is not in session, doesn't convene until next february. they want to let this play out, they don't want to take a strong stand during an election cycle. and sandoval is very close to rick perry and i think they're in sync on this issue, perry was one of his mentors and to some extent he's following that lead. but he's also caught in between on this because he's the guy who was really conservative with he was running, but now is somewhat moderated his stances, has i've en let a couple of tax increases or not let taxes expire which has raised the ire of the right. so i think he's still finding his way. he doesn't have to be on the b
administration for some kind of agreement on this. and i think that's yet to be seen in this upcoming legislative session. >> ifill: so i wonder if people aren't waiting until after the election to see what happens, if romney is elected obviously there may be a different outcome. >> i think that's right, gwen. that's especially true of governor sandoval and some of the democrats in our legislature which also is not in session, doesn't convene until next february. they want to let...
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>> what we had in the first two years of the obama administration was a parliamentary system working in a sense where democrats without republican votes passed a major share of legislative accomplishments. >> woodruff: when the democrats were in charge. >> the democrats were in charge of everything. in a parliamentary culture everybody accepts the legitimacy of it. if it's not done in a broad bipartisan way half the country still believes it's legitimate. we've gone from a spate of accomplishments to no accomplishments at all. >> woodruff: talk about what's going on in reverse order. the transportation bill which we mentioned. as i understand it, there has not been a transportation bill passed by congress that's been funded except in a temporary manner for the last five years. what's going on there? >> reporter: you know, we simply have different party visions of what to do with transportation. that means infrastructure more broadly. how are we going to fund it? we fund it through a highway trust fund that is gasoline taxes. an unwillingness to raise those taxes, even to take into ac
>> what we had in the first two years of the obama administration was a parliamentary system working in a sense where democrats without republican votes passed a major share of legislative accomplishments. >> woodruff: when the democrats were in charge. >> the democrats were in charge of everything. in a parliamentary culture everybody accepts the legitimacy of it. if it's not done in a broad bipartisan way half the country still believes it's legitimate. we've gone from a...
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the obama administration said in a statement it had determined there was enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on iranian oil. the economic pressure is designed to push iran to abandon its nuclear program. the u.s. also imposed stronger sanctions against syria today, targeting three of the country's top defense and security officials. that came as a spokesman for kofi annan warned the peace envoy's plan for a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. still, activists reported fresh violence across northern and central areas of the country, like here in homs, where thick plumes of smoke hovered above the city. activists reported at least 34 people died. in afghanistan, two nato service members were killed over the past 24 hours. one died in a roadside bombing, the other in an insurgent attack in the south. separately, in paktika province, an afghan village police officer killed nine of his comrades last night as they slept. the taliban claimed responsibility. some of the towns just inside a nuclear evacuation zone in japan will reopen, starting sunday. for the
the obama administration said in a statement it had determined there was enough oil in world markets to allow countries to rely less on iranian oil. the economic pressure is designed to push iran to abandon its nuclear program. the u.s. also imposed stronger sanctions against syria today, targeting three of the country's top defense and security officials. that came as a spokesman for kofi annan warned the peace envoy's plan for a cease-fire must be implemented immediately. still, activists...
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and a lot of thing, not everything but a lot of the things were done by the obama administration. so it was sort of a nuanced thing. he was sort of against it but with helpful suggestions. >> woodruff: that was a headline. >> the headline wasn't-- my colleague, headline wasn't quite fair to the piece, maybe. >> it's let's go bankrupt. he made the distinction between bankruptcy and managed bankruptcy and -- >> in the campaign instead of saying i had a nuanced position, he now has to say i'm purely against it, so please, the pure position. and so he's, his strength which is a subtle appreciation of how to run an economy has been evaporated because he's got to be pure and simple and crude. and that sort of the deterioration of the whole thing. >> woodruff: and yet that auto bailout, you know, will have an effect on how people vote in michigan.ç >> americans are pragmatic people. we are interested in results. and americans are have concluded that pew research did a survey on the gone from 3 to 2 thinking that the auto bailout was a mistake and were unhealthy for the nations economy.
and a lot of thing, not everything but a lot of the things were done by the obama administration. so it was sort of a nuanced thing. he was sort of against it but with helpful suggestions. >> woodruff: that was a headline. >> the headline wasn't-- my colleague, headline wasn't quite fair to the piece, maybe. >> it's let's go bankrupt. he made the distinction between bankruptcy and managed bankruptcy and -- >> in the campaign instead of saying i had a nuanced position, he...
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officials, and the obama administration all blamed the assad regime for the massacre of scores of people in a rural village. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the execution- style killings on what rebels call one of the worst days of bloodshed since the uprisings began in syria more than a year ago. >> woodruff: then, we examine the ballooning losses at j.p. morgan chase and the role of government regulators in monitoring the banking industry. >> brown: miles o'brien has the story of an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. >> the fishers have two solar volume dayic power system, sophisticated digital metres and state of the art thermostats that allow them to fine-tune their indoor climate here orion line when they're away. >> we >> woodruff: we update the presidential campaign as the candidates trade shots over outsourcing jobs. >> brown: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and we close with a report from so
officials, and the obama administration all blamed the assad regime for the massacre of scores of people in a rural village. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we have the latest on the execution- style killings on what rebels call one of the worst days of bloodshed since the uprisings began in syria more than a year ago. >> woodruff: then, we examine the ballooning losses at j.p. morgan chase and the role of government...
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administration's auto industry bailout. the ads assert general motors and chrysler are adding jobs in china at the expense of workers in ohio. both g.m. and chrysler have protested. but the romney campaign insists the facts in the ads are accurate. syrian government forces stepped up widespread air assaults on opposition strongholds today, anti-government activists said, after a holiday ceasefire fell apart. amateur video showed mig fighter jets strike near a mosque on the outskirts of damascus. warplanes also pounded the north, in towns including dair al zour. two days of bombing have left at least 185 people dead. meanwhile, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called for a shakeup of the syrian opposition in its bid to oust president assad. she said it should include people who've been fighting on the front lines, not just activists who've lived outside of syria for decades. in china, a government think tank urged leadership to end the country's one-child policy. it recommends each family be allowed to have two childr
administration's auto industry bailout. the ads assert general motors and chrysler are adding jobs in china at the expense of workers in ohio. both g.m. and chrysler have protested. but the romney campaign insists the facts in the ads are accurate. syrian government forces stepped up widespread air assaults on opposition strongholds today, anti-government activists said, after a holiday ceasefire fell apart. amateur video showed mig fighter jets strike near a mosque on the outskirts of...
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i'm also told that you actually told the obama administration you thought he was a reform-minded young lead their they could work with. what happened? what went wrong? what did he do wrong? >> you know, i do know president bashar very with. i also know his wife and his children and my family knows them very well. and i believe that inis blood he does have reform, he does have the vision. and what i keep trying to explain to people is that i think that the system doesn't allow for that in syria. so whether the intentions are there, the way the political system is, the party, the sect, i don't think allows for reform to happen. because once they start to open that door, then i think everything falls apart. so i think he is hijacked by his position i, by the system that he is in charge of. >> warner: are you suggesting that he would like to compromise, to open the door to share pog we are but somehow has been precluded from it? >> no, i think-- i'm going back on my spernlss with bashar. he's always tried to im plement reform. i think the system just didn't allow for it and in than atmosph
i'm also told that you actually told the obama administration you thought he was a reform-minded young lead their they could work with. what happened? what went wrong? what did he do wrong? >> you know, i do know president bashar very with. i also know his wife and his children and my family knows them very well. and i believe that inis blood he does have reform, he does have the vision. and what i keep trying to explain to people is that i think that the system doesn't allow for that in...
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it's the kind of model the obama administration has endorsed. last month the president announced a new $8 billion program to bolster partnerships between community colleges and businesses. the goal is to train two million workers for jobs in high growth and high demand industries including advanced manufacturing >> we need to give more community college it is resources they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high tech manufacturing. >> reporter: training health care workers has become a priority for chicago mayor rahm emanuel who recently pledged nearly a half billion dollars in capital investments to upgrade chicago's city college system. it's another industry dealing with a shortage of skilled workers. you have people looking for jobs you have employers looking for skilled workers and the only thing that can link them up is the educational system. >> reporter: in addition to that link sloan says there has to be interest from st
it's the kind of model the obama administration has endorsed. last month the president announced a new $8 billion program to bolster partnerships between community colleges and businesses. the goal is to train two million workers for jobs in high growth and high demand industries including advanced manufacturing >> we need to give more community college it is resources they need to become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking...
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he feels that the last three years under the obama administration have taken the country down the wrong path and that's basically his general argument, elect me and we will restore the country to its greatness. >> woodruff: so quickly, to sum up, gwen, how do we look for new hampshire to be different from what we saw in iowa and just in the way these candidates are now campaigning and getting their message out? >> well, judy, if you want to sum it up. listen to former governor, new hampshire governor, john sununu, former white house chief of staff from years ago. he came out today to introduce mitt romney and john mccain and he said the same two words over and over again. he said "mitt romney is conservative and a leader. when he talks about his conservatism it's a way of telling the people who might lean toward rick santorum not to get off the bus and when he says he's a leader it's a way of turning the focus to president obama which is really all he wants to talk about." >> woodruff: on that point we'll leave it. on that, thank you both. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": a ga
he feels that the last three years under the obama administration have taken the country down the wrong path and that's basically his general argument, elect me and we will restore the country to its greatness. >> woodruff: so quickly, to sum up, gwen, how do we look for new hampshire to be different from what we saw in iowa and just in the way these candidates are now campaigning and getting their message out? >> well, judy, if you want to sum it up. listen to former governor, new...
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administration initially began the program of engaging iran with the intention of accomplishing. i think both sides now have relatively modest expectation and looking to get through the next few months and survive the crisis but i think we'll see the estrangement i estrangement continue. >> both parties really mistrust each other and the think the expectation is low and they are open, both parties to a variety of it and i think that would be a significant chance for iran to postpone the possibility of war otherwise i think iran would face for sanctions and the economy of the country and also the politics of islamic republic would be in trouble. >> thank you both very much. >> ifill: now a look at one organization's holistic approach to healing the wounds of war. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports from goma, in the democratic republic of congo. a version of this segment aired on pbs' "religion and ethics newsweekly." >> reporter: the united nations says the democratic republic of congo is the worst place on earth to be a woman. for two decades, regional militias have
administration initially began the program of engaging iran with the intention of accomplishing. i think both sides now have relatively modest expectation and looking to get through the next few months and survive the crisis but i think we'll see the estrangement i estrangement continue. >> both parties really mistrust each other and the think the expectation is low and they are open, both parties to a variety of it and i think that would be a significant chance for iran to postpone the...
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the obama administration has released new rules aimed at restoring national forests. agriculture secretary tom vilsack said today the goal is to protect woodlands, while creating opportunities for the timber industry. the rules would shorten the average time it takes to develop forest management plans, among other things. the current rules have been in place since 1982. several attempts at revisions have been thrown out by federal courts. the penn state community paid final respects today to former football coach joe paterno. and there were overtones of the scandal that led to his firing last november. more than 12,000 people packed the school's basketball arena for the service. a line of speakers, including former penn state quarterback todd blackledge, lauded the legendary coach. >> joe's success and his impact didn't end sunday when he died and it didn't end yesterday when we all said goodbye to him. it'll live on in this place, penn state, and it'll live on in the lives and the hearts of people here for many, many years to come. >> sreenivasan: the penn state trus
the obama administration has released new rules aimed at restoring national forests. agriculture secretary tom vilsack said today the goal is to protect woodlands, while creating opportunities for the timber industry. the rules would shorten the average time it takes to develop forest management plans, among other things. the current rules have been in place since 1982. several attempts at revisions have been thrown out by federal courts. the penn state community paid final respects today to...
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of course, you know, the obama administration is extremely, extremely unwilling to do that. but we just can't exclude that possibility that the situation in syria will get that unbearable, and that's where we come to russian interests. we may come to that moment where the united states and others in the international community say to rush awe know you have interests in syria. do you want to secure them because you have to act? otherwise, we will. and that day might come, as i said, slow-motion train moving in that direction very, very painfully. >> brown: all right michele dunne, dimitri simes, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": the fight for control of the house; j.p. morgan's c.e.o. on the hot seat; layoffs in southern newspaper news rooms and to college graduates: success comes mostly from luck. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: a wave of car bombings in iraq killed at least 66 people today. more than 200 others were wounded. in all, 16 bombs exploded in baghdad and ot
of course, you know, the obama administration is extremely, extremely unwilling to do that. but we just can't exclude that possibility that the situation in syria will get that unbearable, and that's where we come to russian interests. we may come to that moment where the united states and others in the international community say to rush awe know you have interests in syria. do you want to secure them because you have to act? otherwise, we will. and that day might come, as i said, slow-motion...
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that is to say during the administrations of george w. bush and now barack obama. by the middle of his first term, most democrats strongly disapproved of george w. bush and almost from the get-go most republicans have strongly disapproved of barack obama. so part of it is response to these presidencies and the political culture. part of it, too, is the way the parties have changed. the parties have become smaller than they once were. we have a record number of political independents. >> woodruff: in fact, an unprecedented 38% of those surveyed identified as independents. the most to choose that description at any point in the last 75 years. by comparison, just 32% said they were democrats. and only 24% now call themselves republicans. throughout this election year the newshour wants to hear from all these categories of voters from across the country as a part of our "listen to me" project. and while we're just getting started, by november 6 we will collect a rich tapestry of voices, including many independents. >> i think there's too much division. i think that the
that is to say during the administrations of george w. bush and now barack obama. by the middle of his first term, most democrats strongly disapproved of george w. bush and almost from the get-go most republicans have strongly disapproved of barack obama. so part of it is response to these presidencies and the political culture. part of it, too, is the way the parties have changed. the parties have become smaller than they once were. we have a record number of political independents. >>...